The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-17

The Vermont people have been summing
MP their defensive resources in the event oi
trouble with Canada, and they find the
state can order out 600 militia and one
small field battery.
The Pennsylvania house OF representa-
tives passed Joint resolution submitting
the question OF Il prohibition amendment
to the constitution to a vote OF the people
Both houses OF the legislature of Nevada
adopted resolutions DISTINGUISHING the
Mormons in Nevada.
The Helena independently adviees from
all over the territory indicate another
storm III progress. The chinook has been
chilled by lower temperature from Assin;t'
boine to the Wyoming line and from Deer
Lodge to Dawson Center. This is bad for
cattle and sheep, which had just began to
recover from deep snow and intense cold.
The Indian commission Is still showed up
at Choteau. the paymaster's outfit is
held in camp. as it is Impossible 10 move
ambulanceS. Stage coaches are all delayed
Sam Hamilton shot and killed John
Patterson in the latter's house on Rapid
river Mich. Hamilton claims that he ill.,
terfered to save Mrs. Patterson from VIC
Ience ut the hands OF her husband and he
was compelled to shoot Patterson or be
shot down himse
A crank in a San Francisco opera house
tried to kill Patti. tine prima-d onna, with
an Internal machine but injured only Kim.
self.
The supreme court decides that the law
requiring railroad companies to permit
Others to maintain warehouses on their
lands is unconstitutional.
Senator Sherman is getting ready to
write a book.
Judge Kelley OF Pennsylvania is writing
his "reminiscences.
Congressman Ira Davenport of New York
will marry daughter OF General George
Sparpe shortly.
Congressman Jehu Bakers head is said
to resemble Gladstones closely.
A fire startin. in the lear OF Red Ward S
saloon. Miles City. destroyed that and four
other est Adjustments. namely: j. Wright s
drug store. valued at So. 900; A. Smith,
ieweler. 1900; w. Birkie. groceries, ST.
900; Ada Young fruits and small groceries,
$4,000.
Peter Doyle and Thomas Townsend have
been arrested in Pittsburg on suspicion oil
completely in the rescue OF McMunn, the
Cleveland burglar.
Gov. Alger and family of Michigan have
gone on a tour to- Mexico in luxuriously
furnished private ear.
The high license bill passed the Minnesota
house by a vote af go to SO.
At Bismarck the house passed the Hoi
Springs soldiers home bill and sustains
the veto OF the Sioux Falls bill.
Senator Ingalls, is writing a poletca
novel, the scenes OF which are in Washing
ton.
New candidates for places on the inter
or 70 90 mis- a
Mayor Rice of st Paul, who is at the Rig 5
house, has seen the president severa! times
and is said to be pushing ex- GOV. Ramsey
OF Minnesota for place on the commits
sion.
The senate committee on improvement
OF the Mississippi river decided to report q
resolution for the appointment OF II com
missioner by the president to invest ,at'
Capt. John Cowdan's plan Tor innrovin.
the river by the Lake Borse outlet PROJECT
The president is occupying all the spare
time which he can get in the cousidera tior
OF the dependent pension bill. 1t is th,
opinion OF the most OF the house pension
committee aud OF other congressman who
have talked with the president about TIN
bill within the last few days that he vii
veto it.
There is a question among RAILROAD off
Gals as to what date the new interstate
commerce bill goes into effect. Some thnl
it takes effect sixty days from its passag
of the last house al congress, and other.
sixty days from the approval OF the presi
dent. According to reading OF the bill Il
takes effect, SO far as the appointment O
commissioners is concerned, immediately
upon the approval OF the president anG
so far as it's general provisions are con
cerned sixty days after it's passage,
Nineteen citizens OF New Lexington, Ohio
have petitioned congress to instruct tn
president to open negotiations with Grea
Britain for the cession OF Canada and 9th
er British possessions TO the United States
The Cosgroye Brewing and Mailing com
pany OF Toronto has failed. Liabilities
100000 assets, $50, 900.
The Toronto Ministerial ISOLATION pro
tests against the exemption Of the Roman
Catholic clergy of the city from the pay
Inent of municipal taxes on their incomes
A fuel famine at Fort Benton is immi
nent. Sixteen dollars per ton il offered fo
coal, but there is none to be bought ever
at that price. At other points they ar
tearing down and burning fances and out
houses. The fears heretofore entertained
for the salty OF stock now extends to {
feeling of alarm for the safety OF the poo
who entered the winter with little or NJ
fuel or provisions. Great fears are felt 10
the safety Of one Elliott, an Englishman
The French chamber OF deputies passed
without debate the extra budget asked To-
the war and naval department. The credit
are Sc, 900, 900 francs tothe army and 30.
900, 900 francs for the navy. The Belgian
government has introduced bill in tn
chamber OF deputies for an extra bulge
appropriation asking for 49, DOC, 900 franc
of which $4,000, 900 francs are asked 10
presiding military measures. Anewspape
correspondent who recently visited -Stras
burg writes from Berlin that the German
government is taking ADVANTAGE OF wa
alarms for elections. He says there hay
been no increase OF troops in Alsace- Lor
raine, except shght'reinforcements at som
EArrisons. = sri
Joe Howard well known writer on th
New York Worldly WAS very insulting to Mr.
Pulitzer, the proprietor,' who knocked
Howard down. ut 80
The New York strike is about over. Tn
strikers being defeated. =, s. . ~
I Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Penn
syivanis havo suffered by flood.
Gov. Leslie 81 Montana steps into office
United States District Judge Treat ha
rendered decision in one 81 the mos
celebrated manufacturing cases which ha
bf late years been fnithe conrts-thnt g
the Iowa Steel Barb Wire Company Q